Metallic clothes-pin.



R. C. GRAHAM, SR.

METALLIC CLOTHES PIN.

APPLICATION FILED 0cT.11.19|6. RENEWED JULY 8.1918.

1 ,278, 1 42 Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT C. GRAHAM, SE, OF EDDYSTONE, PENNSYLVANLA.

METALLIC cno'rnEs-rm; I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT C. GRAHAM, Sn, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Eddystone, in the county of Delaware, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMetallic Clothes-Pins; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the able others skilled in thepertains to make and use the same.v

The present invention is directed to 'imv provements in metallic clothespins, and has for 1ts' object to provide a device of this characterwhich is extremely simple in construction, and one which can be easilyand quickly attached toor removed from the line, and when in placethereon will firmly clamp the clothes to the line. p

A further object of'ithe invention is to provide a clothesipin havingits arms longitudinally corrugated to impart the'retothe necessarystrength.

With these and other objects'in view'this invention. resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a..perspective-' viewofthe pre 1 ferred form of the device.

Fig.-

is a similar view taken opposite from Flg. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line'33 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing 1 and 2 designate the arms, said arms belngformed from a single strip of sheet metal bent intermediate its ends'sothat said arms will lie adjacent each other. The arms 1 and 2 areprovided adjacent recesses 3 so as to provide upper and lower shoulders4 and 5, tlie purpose of which will appear later. 1 v

A band 6 is provided and is engaged in V the recesses 3, said bandhaving its respective invention, such as will enart to which itaprigidity thereto,

arms, said neck bein marglnal recesses, arelnforcement band sur-- theirupper ends with.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 10, 1918. Applicationfiled October 11, 1916, Serial No. 125,073. Renewed my a, 1918. Serial110. 243,943.

.upper and lower edges engaged with the against spreading at their upperends, but

will permit the arms to spread below the band when the pin is engaged ona line.

The arms 1 and 2 are each provided with a longitudinal corrugation 7 soas to add said corrugations stopplng at polnts adjacent the shoulders.5. The adjacent ends of the band 6 are beveled as at 8 so as to providea space for the upper end of the corrugation on the adjacent arm, whilethe upper end of the corrugation on the other arm engages in thecorrugatlon 9 formed in the band 6. I What is'claimed is 1. A clothespin, comprising a single strlp of metal having a bend intermediate itsends topro vide a neck and coextenslve-resillent the recesses to preventthe spreading of. the

neck.portions, whereby to insure the resili ence'of the arms. 4

. 2. A clothes pin, comprising a slngle strap- 5 of metal having a bendintermediate itsen to provide a neck andcoextenslve resilient cut out toprovide rounding the neck and wholly occupying the recesses to preventthe spreading of the neck portions, whereby to insure the resilience ofthe arms, extending from the extremities of the arms and below thereinforcementband.

and longitudinal reinforcing ribs In testimony whereof, I aflix mysignature,

in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT C. GRAHAM, SR. Witnesses:

E. CoUoHLIN, p L. D. BADGLEYL

